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In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a destroyed house from Syrian government forces shelling is seen Oct. 18, 2012, at Jouret al-Shiyah, in the Homs province of Syria. (Associated Press)

In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a destroyed house from Syrian government forces shelling, at Jouret al-Shiyah, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday Oct. 18, 2012. Syrian activists say a string of government airstrikes on rebel areas in the country's north has killed at least 20 people, leveled buildings and forced residents to dig through mounds of rubble in search of survivors. (AP Photo/Lens Yong Homsi)

In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a general view of destroyed houses which was damaged by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday Oct. 18, 2012. Syrian activists say a string of government airstrikes on rebel areas in the country's north has killed at least 20 people, leveled buildings and forced residents to dig through mounds of rubble in search of survivors. (AP Photo/Lens Yong Homsi)

In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, this general view shows destroyed houses that were damaged by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Lens Yong Homsi)

In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, this general view shows destroyed houses that were damaged by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood, in Homs province, Syria, Thursday Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Lens Yong Homsi)

Syrian child, Taybah Al-Hajji, 1, whose family fled their home in Aleppo 15 days ago due to Syrian government shelling, sits next to her one month old brother Abdulghani, sleeping in a child safety seat covered with a mosquito net, as they take refuge with their family at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Syrian child, Taybah Al-Hajji, 1, whose family fled their home in Aleppo 15 days ago due to Syrian government shelling, sits next to her one month old brother Abdulghani, sleeping in a child safety seat covered with a mosquito net, as they take refuge with their family at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Syrian men rest on the rubble of a shop destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling on Aug. 30, 2012, while waiting their turn to buy bread from a bakery shop in the Syrian town of Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo. (Associated Press)

Syrian men rest on the rubble of a shop destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling on Aug. 30, 2012, while waiting their turn to buy bread from a bakery shop in the Syrian town of Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo. (Associated Press)

**FILE** In this image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed July 23, 2012, a Free Syrian Army soldier looks at a military tank caught on fire during clashes with Syrian government troops in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press/Ugarit News via AP video)

**FILE** In this image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed July 23, 2012, a Free Syrian Army soldier looks at a military tank caught on fire during clashes with Syrian government troops in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press/Ugarit News via AP video)

**FILE** In this image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed July 23, 2012, a Free Syrian Army soldier looks at a military tank caught on fire during clashes with Syrian government troops in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press/Ugarit News via AP video)

On Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, Syrians Bassem Kharfani (left) and Mahmoud Jikar sit at the door of Mr. Jikar's house, one of more than a dozen homes destroyed in a Syrian government bombardment last week that killed more than 40 people in Azaz, Syria. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)

On Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, Syrians Bassem Kharfani (left) and Mahmoud Jikar sit at the door of Mr. Jikar's house, one of more than a dozen homes destroyed in a Syrian government bombardment last week that killed more than 40 people in Azaz, Syria. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)

This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Aug. 13, 2012, purports to show Syrian government forces who were captured at a checkpoint by Free Syrian Army soldiers in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, Syria. (Associated Press/Ugarit News via AP video)

This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Aug. 13, 2012, purports to show Syrian government forces who were captured at a checkpoint by Free Syrian Army soldiers in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, Syria. (Associated Press/Ugarit News via AP video)

This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, purports to show the destruction of houses by shelling from Syrian government forces in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. The Associated Press is unable to independently verify the authenticity, content, location or date of this handout photo. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SSN)

This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, purports to show the destruction of houses by shelling from Syrian government forces in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. The Associated Press is unable to independently verify the authenticity, content, location or date of this handout photo. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SSN)

A Free Syrian Army soldier fires his weapon during clashes with Syrian government forces in the Saladin neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. An activist in Damascus said rebels are increasingly using a tactic of quick-hit attacks to frustrate security forces and keep the capital and other locations unstable. (Associated Press)